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Gyms in Stutsman County, ND

How Stutsman County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,414
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms in Stutsman County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Stutsman County spend about $7.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $779 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $1.8M per gym, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Stutsman County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,146 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

Population estimates put the population change in Stutsman County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gyms on map listings, Stutsman County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stutsman County compares

The same measures for North Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gyms in Stutsman County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStutsman CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.28.07.6
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,1462,9563,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$779$922$983
Median household income$61,856$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$91K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Stutsman County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Stutsman County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,414−0.6% since 2020
Households
9,437
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,222 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,326
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
10,312
Daytime population
21,126Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for gyms, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Stutsman County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McKenzie County, ND7758.3$1.4M+2.8%#108 of 1,792
2Burleigh County, ND66297.0$1.5M+4.7%#317 of 1,792
3Cass County, ND56698.2$1.1M+9.1%#694 of 1,792
4Grand Forks County, ND51247.7$1.1M+1.9%#882 of 1,792
5Stark County, ND50107.4$1.2M+0.5%#912 of 1,792
6Richland County, ND5068.8$1M+1.2%#928 of 1,792
7Williams County, ND45159.9$1.1M+1.4%#1,092 of 1,792
8Ward County, ND39289.8$961K−2.4%#1,265 of 1,792
9Ramsey County, ND27611.1$711K−0.4%#1,570 of 1,792
10Barnes County, ND23510.2$760K−2.7%#1,624 of 1,792
Stutsman County, NDNot scored44.2$1.8M−0.6%

Other business types in Stutsman County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Stutsman County, ND?

Stutsman County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

How much do households in Stutsman County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $7.4M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stutsman County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Stutsman County has 4.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.8M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,146 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Stutsman County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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